Bookish, Veganish, Holding it Togetherish
My mid-forties loom; my mid-twenties are galloping away. It’s just…it was one thing, in my thirties, contemplating that twenty years ago I was a middle-schooler. It’s another thing to ponder that I was in college twenty years ago. This seems more monumental than it probably is. Things I Would Tell
Twenty years ago, 80% of high schoolers had driver’s licenses. Today, that figure is 63%. When I was growing up, getting one’s driver’s license was such a big deal. We were prepping at 15, with the driver’s ed, the test-taking, and the graduation from permit to license (furious about the
Because I write about habit change and goals, my inbox is full of questions about the subject, ranging from “How can I be more assertive?” to “How do I lose weight?” They’re looking for specific answers, and while I have a few (research “spotlight bias” and don’t eat after 6
The United States is ramping up (not “starting,” “becoming,” “implementing,” etc.) an Oligarchical/Totalitarian agenda. It’s crystal clear: a masked, armed, police-lite, federally-backed force is assaulting, kidnapping, and killing unmasked, unarmed civilians. That’s bad. The powers-that-be, along with their water carriers, would like to deny the obviousness of that observation. They’ll
I hate losing weight, especially after pregnancy. I’m exhausted and irritable, hormones in chaos. All I want is pie. I can barely remember where I put the burp rag, let alone muster the motivation to work out. This is an introduction to my postpartum weight loss journey as I share some of
Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? Yeah? Haven’t we all. Ever done it live, on the radio? That’s what I thought. If you’d like to expose a large group of people to a crass gaffe, the radio is the place to do it. Now, sit back and let
It’s my 42nd birthday! A perfect time for a me-centric article. I love this type of content, it’s a fun excuse to think and talk about myself. So, please, humor me in this navel gazing exercise. 40ish Facts About Me I’ve organized my facts into categories, as I can’t help
It’s hard to believe that Ish Mom turns seven this year. In 2018, with a toddler, an infant, and two more kids glimmering on the horizon, the internet felt like a lifeline and a source of frustration. Where was the parenting content that resonated with the reality I was living?
Modern society has a problem regarding criticism. No, it’s not that we’re too nasty or divisive or strident (though, of course, those things are true, too). It’s the opposite tendency I find worrisome: a seemingly rising inability to criticize things that we like. But all kinds of things that we
My melatonin nightmares involve rejection from men. It could be my husband, my college boyfriend, some boy from middle school, or maybe this dude I sometimes see (and have never spoken to!) at the gas station. I have four children. And a husband, mother, sister, and friends that I adore.